Wisdom Calls Aloud

What Proverbs calls Wisdom is generally called the Word of God. The Word is also known as Truth. As we circle through the various words, we always return to God. All that is good comes from God; that which is not good comes from humans.

James describes the power of words, human words. Sadly, we use words for both good and evil, sometimes in the same breath. We do it because we want to be in control; we want to play at being God. We use God’s Wisdom when it suits us and revert to our own wisdom when it does not.

While Truth comes from God, our understanding of Truth is shaky. One minute I understand, the next it slips away. David’s Psalm contains an important image of the Word of God.

God’s glory is on tour in the skies,
God-craft on exhibit across the horizon.
Madame Day holds classes every morning,
Professor Night lectures each evening.

Their words aren’t heard,
their voices aren’t recorded,
But their silence fills the earth:
unspoken truth is spoken everywhere. MSG

We can hear the voice of God from so many sources that it can confuse us. At best, I can understand a tiny portion of the Word. As always, when in doubt, I must return to the example of Jesus. He is the human form of God. He is the example we must follow.

Yet, following Jesus is not so easy. In our human way, we too often misunderstand him. We are reluctant to follow him because his life was so hard. If anyone wants to follow in my footsteps, he must give up all right to himself. Phillips

The life Jesus wants me to follow involves giving my hard earned wealth to people who are beneath me, inferior, un-washed, un-wanted. That life would make me unpopular. Being a Jesus freak would strip me of all the good things I have collected around me to insulate me from the very people Jesus wants me to help.

The Wisdom of God may demand more than I can give, but I can give some love and it should be enough to hurt a little. In the pain comes joy.

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CJB Complete Jewish Bible
GNT Good News Translation
Phillips JB Phillips New Testament
KJV King James Version
TLB Living Bible
MSG The Message
NIV New International Version
NLT New Living Translation
OJB Orthodox Jewish Bible
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Neosho County, Kansas, January 6, 1886. A stranger guns down Remmy's family as he helplessly watches from a distance. The killer searches for Remmy who runs through the snow-covered farmland to a hiding hole. He avoids death the next day when the most deadly blizzard to ever strike the state covers his escape. He then learns from a friend that the sheriff believes he is the killer.
Remmy continues to run, stopping first in Fort Scott, then on to Kansas City. In the spring he joins the crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West where he meets more friends who protect him and help him prepare for his return to search for the true killer. Along the way, Remmy wrestles with his sense of guilt for not saving his family, his fear of being the next victim, and the ultimate question: should he kill the killer?